Chapter 608: What He Won't Give You, I'll Give You

Jiang Chen was full of confidence in himself.

Just because others couldn't do it didn't mean he couldn't.

After Antares had spoken his piece, his mood calmed down a lot, and he returned to his previous lazy demeanor.

Jiang Chen asked, "What about the Abyss Demons? What are their origins?"

Antares shook his head. "Not saying."

Jiang Chen chuckled. "You don't know, do you?"

Antares sneered, "Don't try to provoke me with that. It won't work. I was just being polite earlier. Don't think too highly of yourself."

Jiang Chen was completely unfazed by Antares's words. "I still think you don't know."

Antares snorted and said no more.

Jiang Chen said, "If you don't know, just say you don't know. It's not like I'm going to force you to tell me. I can't beat you in a fight, and I can't out-argue you, right?"

Antares turned his head and closed his eyes, ignoring this guy.

But after Jiang Chen said that, the last shred of his frustration was swept away.

Antares completely gave up, putting on an air of 'say whatever you want,' as long as he didn't have to answer.

Jiang Chen teased him a couple more times but didn't press further. Antares's mood had already recovered, and since the goal was achieved, there was no need to keep asking.

Jiang Chen said, "Help me take a look. What exactly is my reward? I can't figure it out."

Jiang Chen's words piqued Antares's interest.

The reward from the "Dragon King Hall" Instance—Antares was also a bit curious.

After all, he had never hosted the "Dragon King Hall" before, and the rewards weren't fixed; they varied based on each person's level and class.

The Dragon Race had too many good things, too many to count.

Moreover, for certain beings, many things could be crafted by themselves.

Back then, for some reason, they had established the "Dragon King Hall" Instance and prepared a vast amount of treasures.

This time, Jiang Chen had encountered the Dragon God, the king of the Dragon Race with supreme authority. What reward he would give Jiang Chen, Antares couldn't guess either.

Jiang Chen took out that dragon-shaped Crystal.

Antares's eyes shot wide open as he let out a low growl. "Dragon Soul Crystal. That old bastard actually gave this to you."

"What's the use of the Dragon Soul Crystal?" Jiang Chen stared at the dragon-shaped Crystal, watching the seven-colored liquid slowly flowing inside.

The seven-colored liquid didn't look like much, but in Jiang Chen's eyes, it was like a vast ocean, endless and boundless.

The Dragon God hadn't mentioned its name; it was through Antares's mouth that Jiang Chen learned this thing was called the Dragon Soul Crystal.

As for what it was used for and how to use it, he still had no idea.

But from Antares's reaction, Jiang Chen knew this thing was definitely no ordinary item.

Come to think of it, for a being at the level of the Dragon God, if it were an ordinary item, how could he have offered it?

Antares said, "The Dragon Soul Crystal is extremely difficult to forge. Even among our Dragon Race, there aren't many."

"You see the liquid inside the Dragon Soul Crystal, right? That's called Dragon Soul Liquid, formed by the convergence of our Dragon Race's soul power."

"With the Dragon Soul Crystal, you can strengthen your soul level. And it's an increase with no side effects whatsoever."

"As for the Crystal that holds the Dragon Soul Liquid, it's called a Dragon Crystal, and it contains a vast amount of laws."

"Long-term contact with the Dragon Crystal can make it easier for you to comprehend laws."

The Dragon Soul Liquid strengthened the soul, and the Dragon Crystal accelerated law comprehension—either one was a rare and priceless treasure.

No matter how strong external objects were or how good the equipment was, nothing compared to strengthening oneself.

The Dragon Soul Crystal was indeed a very good thing, perfectly suiting Jiang Chen's tastes.

As Antares spoke, the Dragon Soul Crystal had already flown out of Jiang Chen's hand and come before Antares.

Antares stared at the Dragon Soul Liquid inside the Dragon Soul Crystal. "Hmm, it's seven-colored Dragon Soul Liquid. That old bastard really thinks highly of you."

Jiang Chen asked, "Is there some significance to that?"

Antares gave a light snort. "Dragon Soul Crystals also have grades—good and bad. Their quality and effects vary greatly."

"The worst Dragon Soul Crystals have three-colored liquid inside. That means the soul power comes from mixed-blood dragons—impure and mixed, with the worst effect."

"Better ones are five-colored, with soul power converged from pure-blood dragons."

"The old bastard gave you a seven-colored Dragon Soul Crystal, which already carries a trace of the Ancestral Dragon's aura. It's considered a top-grade Dragon Soul Crystal."

"The seven-colored Dragon Soul Crystal is also the best Dragon Soul Crystal our Dragon Race will give away. As for the ultimate nine-colored Dragon Soul Crystal, it won't be given out."

Jiang Chen asked, "Why?"

Antares chuckled. "Figure it out yourself. With your intelligence, you're sure to get it."

Jiang Chen had only asked out of habit; he had actually already guessed the reason.

After all, who would give away their most precious treasure? They'd definitely keep it for their own use.

Since the Dragon Soul Crystal could strengthen the soul and help comprehend laws, and was extremely difficult to forge with limited quantities,

then the best ones would certainly be kept for their own descendants and kin to use. How could they give them away?

Antares suddenly let out a chuckle. "I know what you're thinking, but what you're thinking is definitely wrong."

Jiang Chen helplessly rolled his eyes at Antares. This guy seemed to have learned bad habits, starting to tease him.

Antares's gaze was still fixed on the Dragon Soul Crystal. "I can't say the specific reason, but it's definitely not what you're thinking. It's not that simple."

"That old bastard is unwilling to take out the best nine-colored Dragon Soul Crystal, but I'm going to give it to you anyway."

Antares spat out a breath of dragon breath. The dragon breath was controlled into a thin thread, completely enveloping the Dragon Soul Crystal.

The Dragon Soul Crystal began to shimmer, bursting forth with brilliant light.

A splendid rainbow rose into the air, and within the rainbow, countless divine dragons seemed to soar and swim, emitting waves of dragon roars.

Jiang Chen could feel an immense Soul Energy boiling.

Soul Energy is so massive that it turns from formless to material, finally becoming liquid—this is dragon soul liquid.

Each drop of dragon soul liquid weighs as much as a thousand pounds, and the soul power it contains is extremely astonishing.

It is formed from pure Dragon Race souls, and producing dragon soul liquid requires a massive amount of Soul Energy.

Therefore Antares' claim that its creation is difficult is outright false.

Antares continuously spews dragon breath, which contains its soul power, and it injects its own soul power into the dragon soul crystal.

A moment later, a miraculous scene unfolded.

Above the seven-colored rainbow, a black band suddenly appeared.

The seven-hued rainbow became eight-colored.

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black.

Eight-colored dragon soul crystal!

Jiang Chen was secretly startled; Antares actually enhanced the quality of the dragon soul crystal.

It used its own soul power to forcibly raise the crystal's quality.

Jiang Chen realized his earlier speculation was likely correct; Antares is far from being just a pure‑blood Dragon.

It must possess the ancient dragon Bloodline, otherwise it could not have improved the crystal's quality.

Since the seven-colored version is already top‑tier, the nine-colored one would never be outsourced, indicating that making a nine-colored dragon soul crystal is extremely difficult.

Antares nevertheless succeeded, single‑handedly raising the quality of the seven-colored dragon soul crystal.

After the eighth hue appeared, Antares also became cautious, and its Soul Energy output turned exceedingly gentle.

It had previously surged like a raging river, but now it has become a delicate stream, feeding the dragon soul crystal drop by drop.

It maintained this for a full day, yet the dragon soul crystal still showed no change.

Antares continued injecting soul power while reshaping the crystal with the laws it controls.

Jiang Chen was not impatient, calmly waiting; slow work yields fine results, and haste cannot help.

He also was not idle; he began summoning Skeletons and Headless Knights.

Having reached level 72, he naturally needed to complete the Undead Legion.

At level 72 he can also summon an additional Lich General, bringing the total Lich Generals to 52.

The Summon Queue also increased by 200, reaching 2,800.

The total size of the Undead Legion reached 145,600.

Headless Knights, Skeleton Berserkers, Skeleton Great Mages, Skeleton Divine Archers, each unit count is 36,400, evenly distributed.

Compared with level 71, the Undead Legion increased by a full 13,000; Jiang Chen's nonstop summoning still required four hours to fill.

Antares improves the crystal's quality, while Jiang Chen replenishes the Undead Legion.

Both are busy; though wordless, they seem to have formed a special rapport, very harmonious.

Thus, after three full days, the crystal's appearance had already undergone subtle changes.

It seemed to have become a bit more lively.

Its internal dragon soul liquid glittered, and a ninth color had already appeared.

Jiang Chen stared at the dragon soul liquid without blinking; upon careful inspection, the ninth color was unmistakably white.

"Antares is about to succeed!" Jiang Chen clenched his fist, realizing Antares is on the brink of success.

Now, only the final step remains before success.

After several more hours, above the red‑orange‑yellow‑green‑cyan‑blue‑purple‑black rainbow, another halo rose.

A pristine white halo.

Nine-colored dragon soul crystal, the pinnacle of dragon soul crystals among the Dragon Race.

The energy that had been boiling for days was completely extinguished, and Antares acted as if it were a trivial matter, "Nine-colored, just barely makes it."

This thing is showing off!